A college career defined by in-person experiences and a bustling campus was quickly halted by a global pandemic this spring — an obstacle that rising seniors never envisioned would mark the end of their time at Penn.
The November election looms as COVID-19 defines 2020. Penn political groups are preparing.
Penn Leads the Vote expects its events to be solely virtual, while Penn Democrats, Penn College Republicans, Penn Justice Democrats, and Penn for Biden will try to hold smaller in-person events.
Penn & Slavery Project urges U. to further address racism after removing Whitefield statue
Although members of the Penn & Slavery Project hope to see further removal of statues, they said the University must take further action to address its historical ties to slavery.
Penn is facing a net difference in budget of $164 million due to the COVID-19 pandemic largely from forgone revenues including tuition, housing, and others. The University, more tuition-dependent than its peer institutions, will raise its total cost of attendance for the upcoming academic year — but also expects to provide more student financial aid.
The November election looms as COVID-19 defines 2020. Penn political groups are preparing.
Penn Leads the Vote expects its events to be solely virtual, while Penn Democrats, Penn College Republicans, Penn Justice Democrats, and Penn for Biden will try to hold smaller in-person events.
Penn & Slavery Project urges U. to further address racism after removing Whitefield statue
Although members of the Penn & Slavery Project hope to see further removal of statues, they said the University must take further action to address its historical ties to slavery.
As Phila. schools plan to reopen, ABCS courses adapt to support local students this fall
Penn faculty and School District of Philadelphia partners have been collaborating to figure out how to adapt ABCS courses to an online format, ABCS Research and Program Coordinator Faustine Sun said.
SP2 course allocates $55,000 to local non-profits fighting the COVID-19 pandemic
Philanthropy and the City gives undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to evaluate social issues and award grants to local nonprofit organizations.
More than 730 faculty and staff sign petition demanding Penn pay PILOTs
The campaign, Penn for PILOTs, is the first united effort by Penn faculty and staff that demands the University pay PILOTs, voluntary financial payments that property tax-exempt organizations make to local governments.
Rising Nursing seniors may return to campus by July 21 to make up spring pediatric clinical
After self-quarantining for two weeks, rising Nursing seniors have the option to complete their missed in-person clinical pediatric experience from Aug. 4 to Aug. 15, 2020 for NURS 225: Pediatric Nursing, a required Nursing course for juniors.
Penn submits amicus brief in support of Harvard, MIT lawsuit over ICE restrictions
Penn is joined by 58 other nationwide colleges and universities in submitting the brief, which was filed in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts.
Mütter Museum exhibit on Philadelphia’s 1918 flu pandemic parallels COVID-19 crisis
"Spit Spreads Death: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19 in Philadelphia" highlights how Philadelphia was impacted by the 1918 influenza pandemic, which began spreading in the city after a war bond parade on Sept. 28, 1918.
Penn Engineering names Camillo Jose Taylor first-ever dean for diversity, equity, inclusion
The role strives to bring a greater focus to core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Engineering School.
Philadelphia law firms receive most PPP loans of any sector in the city
The restaurant sector followed in second place after the legal business sector, taking in a $75 million payout from the loan program.
Penn Museum to remove Morton Cranial Collection from public view after student opposition
The collection is the work of Samuel George Morton, an 1820 Perelman School of Medicine graduate who used the skulls of enslaved people to argue that there are inherent differences between the brains of people of different races.
Students look to transfer off-campus leases following fall decision
Students say they have had an easy time finding subletters to take over off-campus leases for the fall.
Black artists and practitioners awarded new Sachs Program for Arts Innovation grant
The winners, announced on July 1, consist of Penn staff, alumni, artists, graduate students, and Ph.D. students who will pursue a broad range of multimedia projects.
Here's what six Penn public health experts said about the fall semester
After asking six University health professionals questions ranging from the viability of safely bringing students to campus to the importance of testing requirements, the DP consolidated their responses to provide the most important information for the Penn community.
What exactly are PILOTs, why doesn’t Penn pay them, and where does that money go instead? The Daily Pennsylvanian has answers to all of those questions and more — here is everything you need to know about the relationship between Penn and PILOTs.
Police Free Penn demands abolition of Penn Police Department, redress of anti-Black violence
Police Free Penn seeks to reimagine police-free strategies to ensure community safety and well-being, and demands that the University reinvest in community-controlled funds, particularly in West Philadelphia.


















